Post-G20 Public Summit: Battle for the Economy - www.battleofideas.org.uk

Does demonising bankers mean fetishising the financial sector as the sole cause of our economic problems? If the problem is located solely in finance, inevitably the answer focuses mainly on that sector. But are the only solutions to today’s problems really ‘tougher global financial regulation’ and ‘a more robust financial architecture for the future’ to restore the credibility of banking? Is finance the core problem for economic growth, and is today’s solution of shuffling money around, even printing new money, really an answer to a deeper atrophy of economic activity in the West? Or should we see finance as just one part of a bigger picture demanding a more comprehensive response?

Speakers:
Nick Kochan, financial journalist & author
Daniel Ben-Ami, financial journalist & author
Michael Skapinker, Financial Times
Tim Young, University of York


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Artist/Composer: Institute of Ideas
Date: 2009-05-16
Keywords: battle of ideas; economy; debate; bankers; finance; banks; credit crunch; crash of 2008; recession; blame; remuneration; bonuses

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